Today took me to the Ashland area, behind the Shriner’s Hospital on Richmond Road.  Again, I walk through a neighborhood where my impression has to be that the home are above the median price for Lexington.  The neighborhood is nice, but not ostentatious.  Even here, the ends of cul-de-sacs tend to look more worn then the rest of the neighborhood.  The street corners have very large radii, and sure enough, cars zip through the area.  There seem to be a relatively high number of homes for sale, perhaps the market is bullish, or perhaps it is just slow.  There were a number of places undergoing facelifts, internally or externally, and several more having their lawns maintained, so overall, this area was a cacophony of saws, hammering, weed trimmers and lawn mowers.  My favorite place in the area (which happens to be for sale) has a wrought-iron fence surrounding a dense backyard garden.  Much like the sidewalks in Andover, I felt this really created a sense of intrigue.  Oddly enough, a lipsticked cigarette butt appeared in a sidewalk crack just down the street to provide a film noir feel.